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Poll: Are You a Fair-Weather Exerciser, or Would You Run in the Rain?

I have my fitness boot camp again tonight, and there's something a little depressing about working out on a Friday night (when I'd rather have a glass of wine and relax!). But before Wednesday night's boot camp, it was raining so hard that I seriously thought about not going. Does the weather affect your decisions about working out?

****The boot camp is held outside, at a park in Seattle. So when the rain was coming down like liquid golf balls on Wednesday afternoon, I started to panic. Do I really want to do this? Could I work out in a rain coat? Am I going to get muddy? It's too cold. I want hot chocolate.

I silenced the inner dialogue and just decided to go. Good thing I did! Our trainer scoped out a little area of shelter where we were able to throw down yoga mats and get a serious exercise in (and, let me tell you: I was more sore than I ever thought possible yesterday--and today!).